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Lee Cronin

Founder

Founder at Chemify

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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About

Lee Cronin is the CEO and founder of Chemify Limited and holds a Regius Professorship of Chemistry. His research group works in areas including synthetic chemistry, complex chemical systems, nanotechnology, molecular design, energy systems, and new reaction formats involving robotics, 3D printing, and microfluidics. The group collaborates with more than twenty research groups in the UK, USA, Japan, and Europe, and receives funding from UK research councils and industry.

Founder at Chemify

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Chemify's investors · 3

DCVC (Data Collective)Palo Alto · $5M – $25M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025Triatomic CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checks

Founder at Chemify

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Chemify's investors · 10

BlueYard CapitalBerlin · $500K – $5M checksEos AdvisorySt AndrewsHAWKTAILSan FranciscoHorizons VenturesHong Kong · $1M – $110M checksInsight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks · since 2025Lauder PartnersLos AltosPossible VenturesMunich · $100K – $5M checksRocketship.vcSunnyvale · $1M – $5M checksTriatomic CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksWingPalo Alto · $200K – $20M checks

Co-founders at Chemify

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Experience

  1. Chemify LimitedCEO-Foundercurrent2022 — presentGlasgow
  2. University of GlasgowRegius Professor of Chemistrycurrent2013 — presentGreater Glasgow Area
  3. University of GlasgowAcademiccurrent2002 — present
  4. University of GlasgowGardiner Professor of Chemistry2009 — 2013
  5. University of GlasgowProfessor2006 — 2013
  6. deepmatterFounding Academic Director2015 — 2019
  7. University of BirminghamLecturer in Chemistry2000 — 2002
  8. University of BielefeldAlexander von Humboldt Research Fellow1999 — 2000
  9. University of EdinburghResearch Fellow1997 — 1999
  10. University of YorkBSc Student1991 — 1994

Skills & more

Nanotechnology98Synthetic Chemistry12Drug Design21Science75Solar Energy6Assembling10Research28Materials Science23Spectroscopy24Inorganic Chemistry40NMR14NMR spectroscopy9
+10 moreOrganic SynthesisOrganic ChemistryCharacterizationChemistryScientific WritingMicrofluidicsR&DIR spectroscopyLC-MSAFM

Languages German

  • Fellow Chartered Chemist of the Royal Society of Chemistry — Royal Society of Chemistry

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lee Cronin?
Lee Cronin is the CEO and founder of Chemify Limited and holds a Regius Professorship of Chemistry. His research group works in areas including synthetic chemistry, complex chemical systems, nanotechnology, molecular design, energy systems, and new reaction formats involving robotics, 3D printing, and microfluidics. The group collaborates with more than twenty research groups in the UK, USA, Japan, and Europe, and receives funding from UK research councils and industry.
Where does Lee Cronin work?
Lee Cronin is Founder of Chemify.
What companies did Lee Cronin found?
Lee Cronin founded Chemify, Chemify.
Where did Lee Cronin go to school?
Lee Cronin studied at University of York (BSc, Pure Chemistry); University of York (BSc(Hons), Chemistry).

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